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Simple Stories in Spanish

Small Town Spanish Teacher

Simple Stories in Spanish is a biweekly production of the Small Town Spanish Teacher. Listen along as she tells easy to understand stories to help you learn or practice the Spanish language. Wherever you are in your language journey, Simple Stories will help propel you forward. You can find transcripts of the stories at smalltownspanishteacher.com. You can support the creation of these stories by buying me a coffee (or taco!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SpanishTeacher

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17:39

La aventura de la vida, parte 4

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/10/26

Sandra and Gabriel have fallen through the floor of the grand pyramid of Chichen Itzá, El Castillo. After solving puzzles and more falling through the pyramids below El Castillo, they have found themselves in a cenote, or underground lake. How will they make it out of this situation before the evil men chasing them catch up? Does Sandra know anything that can help them? This story is in the third person and present tense, with other verb forms used as needed to tell the story. Importa...

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19:00

La aventura de la vida, parte 3

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/10/13

Sandra and Gabriel are hiding out in one of the may ruins of Chichen Itzá so they can climb El Castillo and enter the temple. Of course, finding the treasure of the Jaguar King won’t be so easy as Sandra quickly finds out. This story is in the third person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “corazón” (heart),“rugido” (roar), “empujar” (to push), “jade” (jade), “calavera” (skull), “escalofrío” (shiver), and “relieve” (relief, stone art carving in the wall). No m...

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15:16

La aventura de la vida, parte 2

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/09/22

On her way to Costa Rica, Sandra was pushed out of a plane and instead landed with a handsome stranger, Gabriel, in the Yucatan peninsula. Gabriel claims he needs Sandra’s help to find the treasure of the Jaguar King. His searching brings them to the ruins of the Mayan city Chichen Itzá. This story is in the third person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “tesoro” (treasure),“coquetear” (to flirt), “jalar” (to pull), and “trono” (throne). No matter where you ar...

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15:54

La aventura de la vida, parte 1

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/09/02

Sandra is a Spanish teacher on her way to Costa Rica for a much needed vacation. But Sandra’s plans are interrupted when a handsome stranger pushes her out of the airplane over the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Now she is in for the adventure of her life. This story is in the third person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “asiento” (seat),“avión” (plane), “pasillo” (aisle), “agarra” (grab) and “refugiar” (to take shelter). No matter where you are in your langua...

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8:52

Told Faster: El cuaderno mágico

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/08/17

Some students feel that they just don’t know anything, so why even try? Perhaps they just need a little bit of motivation and confidence. Daniel is not the smartest student, but he finds inspiration through a magic notebook. Through his magic notebook, he finds a recipe for success. This story is told in the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: cuaderno -notebook, maestro -teacher, mochila -backpack, and respuesta -answer. No matter where you are in your language journey...

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9:48

Told Faster: Las mariposas monarcas

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/07/28

Hannah is a curious girl. When a butterfly lands in her back yard, she wants to learn all about it. After visiting the library, she learns that these butterflies are special and that they fly all the way to Mexico from Canada. What else will she learn about the mariposa monarca? This story is told in the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: mariposa -butterfly, alas -wings, biblioteca -library, algodoncillo -milkweed, and oruga -caterpillar. No matter where you are in yo...

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17:49

El sendero

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/07/18

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love hiking in nature. At the beginning of July I did a few really difficult hikes in the mountains. While they were hard, they were also stunningly beautiful. Today’s story recounts the poetic beauty I find when hiking on the trail. This story is in the first person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “sendero” (trail),“árboles” (trees), “flores” (flowers), “cascada” (waterfall) and “sigue” (continues/follows). No ...

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10:00

Told Faster: Los tres cerditos

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/07/03

The story of the three little pigs, or los tres cerditos, is one of the first many kids learn. This story of hard work, personal responsibility, and delayed gratification never goes out of style. This story is told mostly in the past tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: cerditos -little pigs, lobo -wolf, bosque - forest, paja -straw, madera -wood, ladrillos -bricks, and fuerte - strong. No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you on your way...

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20:31

Eloy el alux

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/06/23

In my recent trip to Mexico I learned about the aluxes, small elves that, according to Mayan folklore, protect the nature of the Yucatán Peninsula. Today’s story is about one of the aluxes and the mischief that they stir up when their environment is disturbed without their permission. This story is in the third person and present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “alux” (mayan word for a spiritual little person that causes chaos or brings luck, depending on how you treat it...

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9:57

Told Faster: La Llorona

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/06/04

Scary stories exist in every language, in every country. In the Spanish speaking world, none is more well known or widespread than the story of the weeping woman, La Llorona. La Llorona haunts rivers and lakes as she searches for her drowned children. If she can’t find them, she might just grab you. This story is told in the third person using the present and past tenses. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “tiene miedo” (is scared), “niño” (child), “mujer” (woman), “hombre” (man), ...

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7:58

Told Faster: Hasta luego

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/05/19

The end of the school year sparks excitement for summer break, but it can also cause some sadness and students and teachers say goodbye - some for the summer, some for longer. Imani walks through the halls chanting “hasta luego” (see you later) to those she passes, until she realizes that she might not actually “see” some of them in the future. Will she have to say goodbye? This story is told in the third person using the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “com...

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11:09

Told Faster: Mi salud mental

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/05/05

I care a lot about mental health. I usually feel like I have a good grasp of my own mental health, but there are days I want to ignore the world and all my responsibilities in it. I have many activities that help boost my mental health and today I would like to share a few. This story is told in the first person using mostly the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “me siento” (I feel), “salud” (health), “levantar pesas” (lift weights), and “felicidad” (happiness). N...

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17:25

Srin y Anna

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/04/22

Srin is from India, Anna is from Spain. They met on the beach in Miami. Since that first meeting, they have become inseparable. Now they are ready for the next chapter in life’s adventure. This story is in the third person and includes multiple tenses, including present, past, perfect and future. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “ambos” (both),“pandemia” (pandemic), and “media naranja” (“other half”). No matter where you are in your language journey, stories will help you ...

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10:45

Semana Santa told faster

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/04/17

This episode is a faster retell of La Semana Santa from season 4. Semana Santa, or “Holy Week” occurs the week before Easter. While it is a religious celebration all over the world, the most grand Semana Santa arguably is in Sevilla, España. The week is filled with processions of penitents and pasos that depict the events leading to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While it is a very religious event, you do not need to be religious to appreciate the history and culture of one...

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15:18

El gatito atrevido

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/04/14

Juan is a little cat. In a previous episode (El gatito valiente: https://smalltownspanishteacher.com/2022/05/30/simple-stories-in-spanish-el-gatito-valiente/ ), Juan got separated from his family in a construction site. He was a shy, scared cat, but that experience made him brave and daring. Now Juan goes out of his way to explore the world around him. But he still prefers a good construction site. This story is in the third person and the present tense, with some past tense. Important voca...

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9:25

Told Faster: El gatito valiente

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/04/02

This episode is a faster retell of El gatito valiente from season. Juan is a little cat. He thought today would be like any other day exploring with his family, but instead he woke up to discover that is home became a construction site! Will he be able to make his way through the heavy equipment and find his family? This story is in the third person and the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “viga” (beam),“tierra” (dirt), “borde” (edge), “busca” (looks for), “grúa” (...

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12:19

Panteras Negras

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/03/24

My son wrote a research story for his 5th grade class about black panthers. Through his writing I learned a lot about black panthers that I didn’t know before, like they are actually jaguars and leopards, not their own species! I enjoyed the story so much that I asked him to tell it with me. This story is in the third person and the present tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “pantera” (panther),“depredador” (predator), “presa” (prey), “hogar” (home), and “genial” (cool/...

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11:51

Las Fallas told faster

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/03/17

This episode is a faster retell of the celebration of Las Fallas. One of my favorite fiestas occurs in March in the city of Valencia, España. San José (St. Joseph) is the patron saint of Valencia and in his honor, they build impressive life-like sculptures. They also decorate a tall statue of the Virgen María with sweet-smelling carnations and light up the sky with “fuegos artificiales”, or fireworks. This legend is told in the both the present and past tenses. Repeated words and phrases in...

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15:08

Greg, el perro cazador de pitones

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/03/10

Every now and again I am sent a story by a listener. Today’s fascinating, true story comes from Sharon. The Florida Everglades is facing a big problem. Many of its native species are being killed off by Burmese pythons. However, a dog named Greg is helping to clear to Everglades of this stealthy predator, hunting down snakes invisible to the naked eye. This story is in the third person and the present and past tenses. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “piton” (python),“pantano” ...

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16:31

Dave la chica

Simple Stories in Spanish ·

2025/02/19

One of my favorite activities is to create stories with my students. Today’s was created by my Spanish 1 college class. You can see illustrations of our class story on my website through the link in the show notes. Dave is a fun-loving, active young woman. She does a different activity every day of the week. Her activities take her all over the world. This story is in the third person and the present tense with a little bit of past and conditional tenses. Please suspend all logic as the p...

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